Royal Society of Musicians march tradition continued at Wigmore Hall

We have received a message from our friends at the Royal Society of Musicians about the 20th Annual Jacqueline du Pré Charity Concert at Wigmore Hall on 3 March which we are pleased to share with you here.

Haydn was invited to the annual dinner of the Royal Society of Musicians in 1792. For the occasion, he composed a march for orchestra, the autograph of which is still preserved by the Society.

Two of Britain’s finest award-winning string quartets, the Sacconi and Navarra, are joined at Wigmore Hall by top British cellist, Guy Johnson in a programme of contrasts – the brilliant textures and vibrant colours of Bridge and Ravel and the titanic Classical quintet by Schubert.

This will be the 20th Annual Jacqueline du Pre Charity Concert at Wigmore Hall, being performed in what would have been, poignantly, the cellist’s 70th birthday year.